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PneumoniaPhase 4NCT00371878

Immunogenicity of 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Lung Fluid of Adults With and Without HIV Infection

A Phase 4 study testing 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevnar) in people with Pneumonia and Meningitis, run by Royal Liverpool University Hospital at 1 site in Malawi.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

Lung immune responses are regulated independently of systemic responses. Injected vaccines may induce optimal responses in blood but not at mucosal surfaces. We compared the responses in serum and lung fluid to injected pneumococcal conjugate vaccine. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 17 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
What is being tested?
7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevnar)
Type of treatment
Vaccines
How many people
40 participants
Where
1 siteMalawi
Study dates
Feb 2003to Oct 2003
Phase
Phase 4
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 17 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • healthy volunteer adults

Who cannot join

  • pregnant, recent illness, previous vaccination, asthma

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Malawi1 site
  • Wellcome Trust Laboratories and Dept of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Central Hospital

    Blantyre, BT3

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About this study

Official title: Open Label Study of Lung and Serum Immunoglobulin Responses to 7-Valent Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine in HIV Infected and Non-HIV Infected Malawian Adults

Lung immune responses are regulated independently of systemic responses. Injected vaccines may induce optimal responses in blood but not at mucosal surfaces. We compared the responses in serum and lung fluid to injected pneumococcal conjugate vaccine.

Read the detailed description

We tested the hypothesis that conjugate vaccine offered less protection against pneumonia due to a reduced mucosal response compared to serum. We further hypothesized that this response would be further compromised with HIV co-infection[32] due to lack of local CD4 lymphocyte support and an altered alveolar milieu. We measured pneumococcal capsular specific immunoglobulin responses to 7-valent conjugate vaccine in both lung fluid and serum from healthy HIV infected and uninfected volunteers, together with flow cytometric assessment of the relative numbers and phenotypes of BAL T lymphocyte, B lymphocyte and macrophages.

Being tested
7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevnar)
Keywords
Vaccine, Lung, Bronchoalveolar lavage, Lymphocyte, Immunoglobulin, HIV, Streptococcus pneumoniae, Conjugate vaccine
Medical subject headings
Pneumonia, Meningitis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevnar)Biological

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Immunoglobulin titres in bronchoalveolar fluid

Secondary outcomes (3)
  1. Immunoglobulin titres in serum

  2. Lung lymphocyte phenotype

  3. HIV viral load

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted4 Sep 2006 (estimated)
  2. Study startFeb 2003
  3. Study completionOct 2003

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More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
40 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00371878
Sponsor's protocol ID
BAL0601
Other IDs
ISRCTN54494731, ISRCTN 061230, P99/00/101, P99/00/102
Status last verified
Sep 2006
First submitted
1 Sep 2006
Last updated
8 Aug 2008
Results posted
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 4 study testing 7-valent pneumococcal conjugate vaccine (Prevnar) in people with Pneumonia and Meningitis, run by Royal Liverpool University Hospital at 1 site in Malawi.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Aug 2008. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Malawi. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this phase mean?

Phase 4 studies take place after a treatment is approved, to learn more about its long-term benefits and risks in everyday use.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Immunoglobulin titres in bronchoalveolar fluid. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Aug 2008.

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